The Mushy Pea Fritter thread

Southampton - yep! Love them!

I had one and I agree it was rotten, this coming from someone who loves both batter and mushy peas. It was in Harry Ramsdens (in Glasgow) though, I have never seen them in any other chippy.

Never heard of that before, as a combination sounds horrible. Also logistically - how do they do this?

The one we found was just over the water in Cowes......Never come across them before...

I have only had them in Newcastle. Have never seen the in Hers/cambs/suffolk/norfolk chip shops

I like them.

They do them in Moston, manchester near my Mums.

I prefer a mushy pea barm with vinegar or a mushy pie & (inside of) meat potato barm with brown & tomato sauce. MMM

To those of us that only have fish shops in our area that only do cod and look perplexed when you mention haddock, skate or anything else, can you describe what a pea barm is please.....

Actually its my nearest fish and chip shop, aka Ding Wah Fish Bar, a fish and chip shop that also does chinese food. They "Onry do cod"...I always ask for haddock and chips and get the usual "onry cod" back to which I reply, "ah well then, if thats all you do, just the chips please" 10 years on I still get pleasure from that.....

Not quite sure how a supposed Fish and Chip shop can "onry" do cod......

Sorry just noticed your from down south, when we go visit OHs parent in Essex they dont do gravy nevermind mushy peas!

Its a mushy pea roll.? (with vinegar)

Yeh...we are quite different darn sarth....I do love the local varieties of food that you only get when you travel around...I came across an oat wrap in Stoke recently that looked great(sadly I didn;t get a chance to eat)

Whrerabouts in Essex(if I can ask) is your OH from???...being nosey as I am close to the Essex Herts border

His family live in Loughton.

What kind of chippys do they have down there with no gravy or mushy peas?!

Ah...I have drunk many pints there (not driving) in my younger times....The Winston Churchill, a couple of pubs in the town itself and the 13 string jack....

I can't answer for the local chippies in Essex tho.....

Slightly off topic, the company that I do a shedload of corporate work took me to a posh retaurant(the Belvedere) in Holland Park...they were too posh for mushy peas there...they had "crushed peas"...??

The chippy near a mate's house also does chinese food, and when you go in for chips they ask you if you want "sawn finger?"

As this is accompanied with gesticulations involving a salt shaker and a vinegar bottle, I always say yes. H declines the finger, and only likes "saw". ?

Don't you mean an oatcake, Peter?

? crushed peas!

I dont really know that many pubs down there. His dad works in one & I cant for life of me remember the name. Its fab though. We are in Blackpool & only go down couple times a year as OH is in thw army & based in NI.

Our local chippy does them but I've never been tempted.

Our local chinese also has saw finger too. They also ask id you want effing else and H's face was a picture when they asked him if he wanted a '*** with that' the first time he had his chips open. ?

Ahhh anyone else missing the Chinese Elvi?

Never heard of them here in Sheffield

Never heard of it, it sounds grim but then I can't stand mushy peas anyway.

I've never heard of them in the midlands and h hasn't and he worked in a chippy in knaresborough. he finds it wierd that down here we get asked if we want salt & vinegar - apparently thats a bit soft.

Indeed I did.....

They are very yummy, especially with sausage, tomato and cheese.?

Never heard of a mushy pea fritter though!